SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team took a 6-4 decision over UTRGV on Tuesday night at Daniel Sullivan Field, sponsored by H-E-B.
NOTABLES
- Sean Arnold extended his reached-base streak to 36 games. He went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run and a home run.
- Eddy Gonzalez led the Cardinals with a 3-for-4 outing, including a double and a run.
- Luke Taggart (7-3) earned the win, allowing just two runs on four hits in 3.2 innings pitched.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardinals opened scoring in the bottom of the first when R. Gonzalez scored on a
Taylor Smith single to give UIW an early 1-0 lead. Two home runs -- a solo blast by Arnold and a two-run blast by Smith -- in the bottom of the third extended the Cardinals' lead to 4-0.
UIW increased its advantage further through the fourth and fifth frames. E. Gonzalez scored on an Arnold single in the fourth and
Ryan Flores hit a solo home run to right center field in the fifth to put UIW up 6-0. The Vaqueros scattered four runs across the sixth, seventh and eighth innings, but the Cardinal defense stayed strong to secure the 6-4 victory.
RECORDS UPDATE
UIW: 26-14, 13-8 SLC
UTRGV: 25-14, 11-4 WAC
UP NEXT
The Cardinals host a three-game nonconference series against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday-Sunday. First pitch of game one is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) at Sullivan Field, sponsored by H-E-B.
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